ACMESkydiver 0 #1 March 6, 2007 Joe is 'retiring' from the army in 50 days!!! I am going to have a HUGE retirement party for him! Here's what I was thinking...maybe renting out a small community center or something and making a potluck (after all, he is army...we are broke. ) I could do invitations with little green army men attached to 'em...the toy soldiers you buy in packs at like Toys R Us. Ok, so we'd have food and a place...um, what then? This part is going to include all of the family and business partners so it needs to be a bit 'conservative', y'know? -But then...i was thinking about having a second invitation to a select group back to our house later on that night for a drunken poker party. Joe LOVES poker parties...and we like to partake in the beverages now and then... -but that's all I got. Any ideas?~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 March 6, 2007 Invite all your cool skydiver friends in the area? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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karenmeal 0 #4 March 6, 2007 Jell-o shots! I loved those when you made them for my birthday. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #5 March 6, 2007 How about doing a "this is your life" theme..maybe try and get ahold of some of his buddies from over the years....maybe get a slide show or power point show together with pics from when he first enlisted and then from over the years in the army and home life...BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #6 March 6, 2007 QuoteHow about doing a "this is your life" theme..maybe try and get ahold of some of his buddies from over the years....maybe get a slide show or power point show together with pics from when he first enlisted and then from over the years in the army and home life...Bobbi That's a great idea! man these guys have scattered to the winds over the years...but I bet I can find 'em! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #7 March 6, 2007 QuoteInvite all your cool skydiver friends in the area? Naturally. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #8 March 6, 2007 QuoteJell-o shots! I loved those when you made them for my birthday. That's a great idea...those were watermelon. They were yummmmmy....and oh soooo freaking strong. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billstap 0 #9 March 7, 2007 i know in my local area there is a group of guys (mostly firemen or retirees) that play bag pipes, and they are always up for practicing, or playing for a small fee (get the right ones that could be as simple as free beer and food), and are you in a location that is feasable for a demo jump, im sure you could get your local DZ to work something out for you, put those two together if you get the right prices and you have one hell of a talked about party that didnt cost you too much and no questions asked --- horseshoe and badmitten tournaments (do randomn team selection gets people hanging out and talking to someone they may not have otherwise) whatever you choose hope it goes well blue skies!!! billy:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 March 7, 2007 Make sure any rotten fuckers he couldn't stand DO NOT SHOW UP. the last thing any guy wants to see when he retires from the military is assholes giving him lip service. I think other posters will agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #11 March 7, 2007 Give the attendess GPS coords. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #12 March 7, 2007 QuoteHow about doing a "this is your life" theme..maybe try and get ahold of some of his buddies from over the years....maybe get a slide show or power point show together with pics from when he first enlisted and then from over the years in the army and home life...Bobbi Good idea, did the guys get him something nice? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #13 March 7, 2007 Get video wishes for him from his friends deployed elsewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #14 March 7, 2007 Quotei know in my local area there is a group of guys (mostly firemen or retirees) that play bag pipes, and they are always up for practicing, or playing for a small fee (get the right ones that could be as simple as free beer and food), Our daughter's teacher's dad (follow me here ) is in a bagpipe/drum...band? Whatever you call that. I bet I could call them! Good idea, thanky!~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #15 March 7, 2007 QuoteGet video wishes for him from his friends deployed elsewhere. That's a great idea! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #16 March 7, 2007 QuoteQuoteHow about doing a "this is your life" theme..maybe try and get ahold of some of his buddies from over the years....maybe get a slide show or power point show together with pics from when he first enlisted and then from over the years in the army and home life...Bobbi Good idea, did the guys get him something nice? not yet...I need to get ahold of them without joe knowing. I think I'll send them my dz.com email address...only problem is I'll have a tough time guessing which ones he'd want there and which ones he wouldn't, ya know? ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozz 0 #17 March 7, 2007 If your broke this won't work but just before my 4 yrs in the AF was up I attended a retirement party for a CMSGT E9 His wife had a Harley delivered to the party for him. Had to be one of the coolest things I ever saw.John Fosgate "In the end, its always best to choose the hard right over the easy wrong." LouDiamond MB 4310 www.N3Racing.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #18 March 7, 2007 QuoteIf your broke this won't work but just before my 4 yrs in the AF was up I attended a retirement party for a CMSGT E9 His wife had a Harley delivered to the party for him. Had to be one of the coolest things I ever saw. OMFreakingG I think he would break down and cry. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #19 March 7, 2007 Well a good party in the eyes of University of Florida students is as follows... -Many kegs of the cheapest beer available (usually Natty Light) -About 500 jello shots of varying flavors -As many scantily clad co-eds as you can bring together -A ping pong table for the Beer Pong games - music that is loud as hell If you do these things then it will be, at least in my eyes, a sweet ass party. Maybe your husband will agree. Good Luck.2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #20 March 7, 2007 QuoteWell a good party in the eyes of University of Florida students is as follows... -Many kegs of the cheapest beer available (usually Natty Light) -About 500 jello shots of varying flavors -As many scantily clad co-eds as you can bring together -A ping pong table for the Beer Pong games - music that is loud as hell If you do these things then it will be, at least in my eyes, a sweet ass party. Maybe your husband will agree. Good Luck. Thanks sweetie, but we're a little too old for that. Ping-pong, cheap beer, and Girls Gone Wild is early 20's. We're early 30's; we play strip poker, drink imports, and smoke cubans. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #21 March 7, 2007 If he likes poker parties, why not have a Vegas theme? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #22 March 7, 2007 QuoteIf he likes poker parties, why not have a Vegas theme? -Yeah, but I can't fit into one of those feather head piece get-ups. That's a good idea! The whole separating out the 'proper' party from the drunken malay party thing is going to be so tricky though!!~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrodh 0 #23 March 7, 2007 Quote Thanks sweetie, but we're a little too old for that. Ping-pong, cheap beer, and Girls Gone Wild is early 20's. But Im only 19! Have a good time!2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
